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Baseball Stadiums:Wrigley Field, Tiger Stadium, Skydome, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is clear why Philip Lowry chose the title Green Cathedrals for his book on the ball parks of America. Over the past two years I have had the good fortune to visit five of them representing three distinctly different eras in baseball history.

Pat Williams Magician- St. Petersburg Giants - Nbc's Final Olympic Overkill, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There is Magic. There is the Orlando Magic. And now there is the Magician. Pat Williams has clearly earned that title for his latest prestidigitation. I don't know anyone who thought that Williams could pull off the signing of Shaquille O'Neal prior to the deadline to match the offer sheet that Dallas had tendered to Stanley Roberts. Certainly the fact that Rich DeVoss was willing to shell out $40M to get the deal done, and then turn around and cough up another $15M of pocket change for Stanley, made Pat's job a little easier. But nonetheless, Pat Williams has achieved …

Hall Of Fame Inductions: Cooperstown And Akron, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Three weeks ago in the middle of the Olympics two sports conducted their Hall of Fame ceremonies. On Saturday August 1, the NFL held its ceremonies at Canton, Ohio, and on Sunday August 2, Major League Baseball held its ceremonies at Cooperstown.

Olympic Sponsorship:Theme And Variation, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is enlightening to page through the "Olympic Preview" issue of Sports Illustrated. The photos are beautiful, but the advertising is clearly the central feature. Not unlike the Olympic Games themselves.

Olympics In Barcelona: Up Close And Personal, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The 1992 Summer Olympics from Barcelona is less than a week old and already I am irritated by any number of things, but especially by NBC. Those who chart such things tell us that NBC will provide 161 hours of mostly taped coverage of the XXVth Olympiad. What they don't tell us is that of these 161 hours, approximately 10 minutes of each hour contains actual event coverage. The other 50 minutes of the hour are filled with commercials from every major U.S. corporation featuring Olympic athletes past and present; promotional spots for NBC programming; endless carping about the personal …

Wimbledon - Baseball At Mid-Season, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The world's oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament is heading into its final weekend. Strawberries and cream at Wimbledon go back over a century, and the royal trappings surrounding this tournament are enough to make a tennis millionaire feel right at home. One suspects however that this year Lady Diana will not make her usual appearance in the Royal Box at Centre Court, with most of the love having gone out of her game.

President Reagan's Rhetorical War Against Nicaraugua, 1981-1987, Donald Morton

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The Reagan administration launched a two term campaign to win support for the Contra rebels fighting Nicaragua. The rhetorical war began in secrecy and ended in scandal. With Reagan's reputation as a "great communicator" and the priority he assigned to the Contra cause it seemed surprising to find virtually nothing on the topic in a search of the communication journals through mid 1992.

The central research question of this thesis is whether President Reagan used rhetorical strategies and similar depictions to other presidents in his prowar rhetoric against Nicaragua. A common theme of war rhetoric is the dehumanizing of the …

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism

WKU Administration Documents

Newspaper created by students participating in the Minority Journalism Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.

• Davis, Courtney. City Closing Center in Exchange for Benefits - High Street Community Center
• Young, Shemica. Woman Dedicated to Helping Children in Central America - Judy Schwank
• Williams, Sheree. What Hate Destroys, Love Can Rebuild - Barren River Baptist Church
• Woods, Michael. Barber Shop Offers Family Atmosphere - Jimmie's Barber Shop
• Allen, Dwanna. Woman Takes a Shine to Bowling Green - Earnece Walker
• Williams, Sheree. Closing Center Ignores Concerns of Community
• Buck, Lakesha. Jurors, City Prejudged Defendants - Wilding Trial
• Jones, Norm. Cycle of …

"A League Of Their Own", Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It may come as a surprise to some that "A League of Their Own," the new motion picture starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna, is based on fact. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League(AAGPBL) was founded in 1943 by Philip Wrigley, with the encouragement of Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck.

Expansion In Professional Sports, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The big news in Florida sports last week was expansion. The Florida Marlins sent two farm teams onto the field for the first time, and the dreams of future glory were put into motion. Also the Tampa Bay Lightning began stocking its roster, first with the castoffs of other teams, and then in the entry draft. The big news this week in Orlando was the drafting of Shaquille O'Neal, finally.

The Beauty Of The Athleticism In The Nba And The Nhl, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Two or three decades ago there was a joke that circulated about a kindergarten teacher who asked the children if they knew the four seasons of the year. An eager young boy waved his hand, and shouted the answer: Baseball, Football, Basketball and Hockey. That cute little joke has lost all of its meaning in this, the last decade of the 20th century.

Nba And Nhl:Success And Failure, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

While watching NBA and NHL playoffs over the past few months I have been struck by the remarkable difference between what has happened to these two professional sports leagues in the last ten to fifteen years. Under the leadership of David Stern the NBA has prospered with Bird and Magic, expanding its presence to what is now approaching world-wide dimensions; while the NHL first with Gretzky and now Lemieux languished with John Zeigler at the helm.

Father's Day Tribute To My Father, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

This week I want to talk about the man who taught me a love of sport, and especially a love of baseball, and who taught me much about life.

Winona Campus Life, Mass Communication Department

Winona Campus Life

Winona Campus Life was a weekly laboratory newspaper produced by the WSU Mass Communciation Department students and printed as a supplement to the Sunday Winona Daily News, which began in September 1983. The newspaper provided coverage of the four institutions of higher education in Winona: Winona State University, St. Mary's University, College of Saint Teresa, and Winona Area Vocational-Technical School. It was created to provide a place for Mass Communcation students to publish their articles and photographs with the idea of generating reader feedback, which is essential in journalism education.

Indy 500 - Lyle Alzado And Ed Gantner- Fsu And Uf Bowl Money, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past few weeks a number of small items have caught my eye. They are not large enough issues and topics to occupy the entire commentary, so I have been saving them for a chance to dump them all together.

The America's Cup, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I have a confession to make. I enjoy the America's Cup. I watch it on television. It is neither exciting nor rollicking fun, but I find it interesting, and at times filled with tension. Apparently unlike most sports fans I am not bored by it.

Title Ix, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Twenty years ago Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act made sexual discrimination illegal for any high school district or institution of higher education that received federal aid. This meant that it applied to almost every school in the nation. It also meant that in the area of sport, discrimination against women was illegal. This legislation was opposed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the NCAA. At the time of Title IX's passage college athletics for women were under the auspices of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, the AIAW.

Hollins Columns (1992 Apr 30), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• D’Arcy Writsel Speaks at Graduation
• New Editors
• Dean Keenher Will Pursue Doctorate
• Annual Around the World in a Day Festival a Success
• Alum Artists Exhibit Art Work
• Hollins Columns Staff
• Earth Day ’92
• Career Counseling Presents Enthusiastic Networking System
• Taking Another Look at Feminism: Working Together For Women
• Letters to the Editors
• Professors Strut Their “Stuff”
• Shady Business in Congress Causing Members to Leave
• The Flood: The Sequel (pictures)
• Senior Wills
• Letter from MadridThe Golden Cocke Awards
• The Year in Sports (pictures)
• Senior Women in the Theatre
• A Student’s New Addiction: A Show With Zip Code
• Miss …

Isaac Murphy: A 19th Century African-American Jockey, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The name Isaac Murphy is not exactly a household word in American Sport, and I suspect even among those who follow horse racing the name is not likely to evoke recognition. But on this day before the Kentucky Derby it might be worth recalling the career of Isaac Murphy.

The Babe: Flim Review, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

If you like scatological humor, overdone caricature, stupidity masking as innocence, then you might well enjoy The Babe, the over hyped, over promoted new film from Universal Pictures starring John Goodman as the Bambino. If you go to this film in search of the definitive life of George Herman Ruth, as is promised by Director Arthur Hiller and writer-producer John Fusco, you will be greatly disappointed.

Winona Campus Life, Mass Communication Department

Winona Campus Life

Winona Campus Life was a weekly laboratory newspaper produced by the WSU Mass Communciation Department students and printed as a supplement to the Sunday Winona Daily News, which began in September 1983. The newspaper provided coverage of the four institutions of higher education in Winona: Winona State University, St. Mary's University, College of Saint Teresa, and Winona Area Vocational-Technical School. It was created to provide a place for Mass Communcation students to publish their articles and photographs with the idea of generating reader feedback, which is essential in journalism education.

Hollins Columns (1992 Apr 16), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Vice President of Academic Affairs Chosen
• Orchesis Past and Present Dance at Inauguration
• Spring Cotillion ’92 Just Around the Corner
• The Hollins Columns Staff
• Hollins College Crime Incidents
• Candidate Countdown Closing In
• Hollins Presidential Inauguration
• 1992 Award Recipients
• It’s a Weird World
• Letters to the Editors
• Wrobel Declares Rumor is False
• I’ll March…My Way
• To Take Leave or Not to Take Leave?
• Only We Have the Power to Make Changes
• Ashes, Ashes (poem)
• Hankla Publishes New, Vivid Book
• Play Heightens Human Rights Awareness
• Vast Experience Added to Political Science Department
• Sesquinote No. 11
• No Number Too High …

Hockey Strike Ends - Arthur Ashe Hiv - Magic Ticket Price Increase, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The last words of last week's commentary were, "This could be a long a one." It wasn't. The Hockey Strike is over, and it was a short one, ten days. Did the Sure-Footed Northern Rink Rat succumb to the call of the Stanley Cup? Or did the owners cave in under the economic pressures of the moment? Who blinked first, the players or the owners?

The National Hockey League Strike, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

For just over a week now something has been happening in sports that has never happened before. In the seventy-five year history of the National Hockey League there has never been a strike. Many thought there never would be.

Hollins Columns (1992 Apr 6), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• [Hollins] Presidential Inauguration
• Volunteers Needed for Annual Student Phonathon
• Women’s Center Sponsors Race Forum on Campus
• Elizabeth Conley, Incoming SGA President
• Celebrating Earth Day
• MA Offered for Children’s Literature
• The Hollins Columns Staff
• Editorship of Literature Journal Moves to Hollins
• Inaugural Events
• Hollins Takes to Reducing Waste
• Letters to the Editors
• Shooting for a Safer America
• Women’s Voices
• Learning the Political Game
• Editorial Cartoons
• Hollins Through the Eyes of a Rare Breed
• Regarding You and AIDS
• Sesquinote No. 9
• Hello from the Tip of Africa!
• Developing Leadership Skills
• Literary Festival/Reunion Brings Back Writers, Memories
• Writer-in-Residence Richards Gives …

Winona Campus Life, Mass Communication Department

Winona Campus Life

Winona Campus Life was a weekly laboratory newspaper produced by the WSU Mass Communciation Department students and printed as a supplement to the Sunday Winona Daily News, which began in September 1983. The newspaper provided coverage of the four institutions of higher education in Winona: Winona State University, St. Mary's University, College of Saint Teresa, and Winona Area Vocational-Technical School. It was created to provide a place for Mass Communcation students to publish their articles and photographs with the idea of generating reader feedback, which is essential in journalism education.

The Final Four: History And Pressure, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Are you feeling like you have been run over by a truck on the road to the Final Four? Does the road to the Final Four go through your living room? Are you beginning to think that Billy Packer is robosportscaster? Do you have any idea why Curry Kirkpatrick is on the sidelines, or Mike Francesa is in the studio? Do you care? Well, as Dick Vitale says, "It's time to take a T.O. baby."

The World Cup Is Coming To Orlando, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Mark your calendar Orlando, June 17 to July 17, 1994, because those are the dates for the World Cup, and the big big news in Orlando this week was the announcement out of New York that the City Beautiful will play host to at least four first-round games in this premier international sporting event. Congratulations to the city, and thank you to Joanie Schirm and her committee, World Cup Orlando/ Kissimmee/St.Cloud who worked so hard to make this a reality.

The Iditarod: The Last Great Race On Earth -Florida Hs Athletic Assn. Fails, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

With the sun getting warmer, the days getting longer, and the azaleas in bloom, it is clear that spring has arrived in Florida. And so it is a curiosity in these early days of March to read of the exploits of some of the heartiest athletes in the world.

Baseball Salaries And Profits - An Analysis, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

"These modern ballplayers care about nothing but money. They don't care about their team, or their city, or their fans. In my day they were different."